Theme
By Roy Deluna And Demond McAllister
What is a Theme?!
A "theme" is what the author tries to make his story about. In other words the message the author is trying to display. usually a theme tries to compere his or her story to life and applies to everyone.
What is NOT considered a Theme?
Since a theme is the message, something that would not be considered a theme is a one word sentence or talking about a character . A theme is not a thesis or a character analysis also What is not considered a theme is a cliche or, a personal opinion.
Steps to a theme:
- Read the book
- Find the theme subject (Ex: Fear, love, etc.)
- Find what the author is trying to convey ( the message)
- Make the theme more then just one word
- Make sure the theme is about the story not just a character
Examples of themes and theme subjects:
Loyalty
In The Merchant Of Venice by William Shakespeare they portray loyalty the message of loyalty is shown that sometimes you have to break your own customs not knowing if you will get paid back but always having each others back no matter what.
Empathy
In The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare he Portrays The theme of empathy he shows empathy by showing the message that in order to understand and or give good advice you must put yourself in the shoes of other people.
Confidence
In The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare he portrays the theme of over confidence by showing do not let your ego let you make wrong and irrational decision
Dos and Don'ts
- Do keep it short
- Do consider takeaways
- Do compare to life
- Don't talk about just one character
- Don't go all theme park